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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 29,317 ratings — published 1940
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.36 — 10,364,063 ratings — published 2008
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.06 — 4,874,188 ratings — published 2016
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,913,641 ratings — published 1997
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 35,551 ratings — published 2003
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,915,217 ratings — published 2012
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 4,696,412 ratings — published 2015
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Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1) Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,000,024 ratings — published 2021
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,446,977 ratings — published 2018
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 5,053,361 ratings — published 1813
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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 8,592 ratings — published 2007
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 5,829,361 ratings — published 1949
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.68 — 7,556,540 ratings — published 2005
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,999,826 ratings — published 2005
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Twisted Love (Twisted, #1) Twisted Love (Twisted, #1)
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avg rating 3.70 — 1,814,567 ratings — published 2021
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 14,828 ratings — published 1998
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,170,189 ratings — published 1960
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The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 18,776 ratings — published 2009
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,790,714 ratings — published 1988
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.56 — 4,069,589 ratings — published 2023
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 3,694,134 ratings — published 2019
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The Love Hypothesis The Love Hypothesis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,240,791 ratings — published 2021
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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,964,353 ratings — published 2023
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 12,235 ratings — published 2006
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,940,979 ratings — published 2021
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,028,776 ratings — published 2015
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,510,808 ratings — published 2011
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 4,359,161 ratings — published 1947
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 3,975 ratings — published 2000
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A History of Reading A History of Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 5,635 ratings — published 1996
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I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 20,727 ratings — published 2018
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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avg rating 4.63 — 3,559,486 ratings — published 2016
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The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 3,066 ratings — published 2011
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,958,321 ratings — published 2019
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The Read-Aloud Handbook The Read-Aloud Handbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 7,733 ratings — published 1979
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The Uncommon Reader The Uncommon Reader (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 64,032 ratings — published 2007
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,220,180 ratings — published 2011
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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
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avg rating 4.45 — 3,017,173 ratings — published 2017
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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,123,193 ratings — published 2023
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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World (ebook)
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avg rating 3.88 — 5,102 ratings — published 2018
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The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,899,922 ratings — published 2018
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 6,187,766 ratings — published 1925
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
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avg rating 4.26 — 4,062,013 ratings — published 2022
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,504,632 ratings — published 2017
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
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avg rating 3.84 — 1,340,043 ratings — published 2011
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 2,939,324 ratings — published 2011
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,587,897 ratings — published 2005
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.37 — 4,381,199 ratings — published 2009
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 1,502,798 ratings — published 2016
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Verity Verity (ebook)
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avg rating 4.27 — 4,351,518 ratings — published 2018
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Oscar Wilde
“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
― Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde
“Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only Beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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